EIZO Supplier Code of Conduct
The EIZO Group Principles of Conduct is established as a specific set of codes by which all EIZO groupcompanies promote businesses in order to contribute to the development of a sustainable society and torealize a prosperous future society. In accordance with the principles, EIZO aims to carry out sound businesspractices globally in a socially responsible manner. To ensure this purpose throughout our whole supply chain,
EIZO hereby requires its suppliers to comply with this EIZO Supplier Code of Conduct.
*EIZO Corporation is a member of Responsible Business Alliance (RBA).
EIZO Corporation

Hiroshi Nagai
Senior Manager, Procurement

Human rights and labor Suppliers are required to strictly prohibit forced labor and child labor.
 Suppliers are required to refrain from performing work that is likely to jeopardize the health or safety of young
workers, pregnant women, and nursing mothers.
 Suppliers are required to properly secure working hours, holidays, and vacation for employees, to protect thehealth of employees. Work hours are not to exceed the maximum set by local law.
 Suppliers are required to compensate employees fairly and follow local wage laws and not to permit deduction
from wages as a disciplinary measure.
 Suppliers are required to refrain from harsh and inhumane treatment to workers, including violence,intimidating words and deeds or any harassment ignoring personality.
 Suppliers are required to treat workers with dignity and not to engage in discrimination based on race, age,gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion, creed, social status etc. in hiring andemployment practices.
 Suppliers are required to respect the rights of workers to associate freely and secure open and appropriate
communication between workers and management.

Health and safety
 Suppliers are required to provide a healthy and safe working environment for employees under the leadershipof management and the participation of employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
 Suppliers are required to verify potential emergencies and accidents, including disasters, and take thenecessary safety countermeasures.
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assist in returning to work and to take necessary measures to prevent recurrence, in the case a work-related
accident or illness occurs.
 Suppliers are required to take necessary measures for risks that lead to health problems such as harmful
chemical substances, noise, and harmful odors.
 Suppliers are required to evaluate physically demanding workloads and to control it.
 Suppliers are required to take safety measures and maintenance management with regards to the machineryand equipment used in the workplace.
 Suppliers are required to ensure safety and health (cleanliness) of the facilities, such as dormitories, dining
facilities, and restrooms for employees.
 Suppliers are required to provide health and safety information and training in the employee's native orunderstandable language.
 Suppliers are requested to conduct the necessary health management programs to maintain employees' goodhealth.

Environment
 Suppliers are required to comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations, and international treaties.
 Suppliers are required to make efforts to prevent environmental pollution and reduce environmental impact
by conserving resources, promoting recycling, and reducing toxic and exhaust emissions.
 Suppliers are required to refrain from the use of chemical substances which are prohibited by laws, regulations,or international treaties. Suppliers are required to establish a control system for chemical substances coveredby laws regulations, or standards, and properly disclose information.
 Suppliers are required to properly manage volatile organic compounds, fine particles and ozone-depleting
substances emitted into the atmosphere, and disclose information.
 Suppliers are required to make efforts to prevent environmental pollution and reduce environmental impact
by properly managing water sources and wastewater, and disclose information properly.
 Suppliers are required to make efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions byimproving energy efficiency and using renewable energy. Suppliers are required to disclose energy andgreenhouse gas emissions (scope 1 and 2).
 Suppliers are requested to design products and parts while considering resource saving, energy saving, andrecycling to promote environmental friendliness.

Ethics Suppliers are required to prohibit any and all forms of bribery, corruption, extortion, and embezzlement at all.
 Suppliers are required to inhibit from giving and receiving business entertainment, gifts, or any other benefits
contrary to applicable laws and regulations or beyond general business customs.
 Suppliers are expected to promote sound and fair business management. Suppliers are required to disclosedetails regarding management policies and business conditions (including financial information) properly.
 Suppliers are required to respect and not to infringe the intellectual properties of third parties including
customers and next tier suppliers.
 Suppliers are required to uphold standards of fair business, advertising, and competition.
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employees to anonymously report fraud, legal violations, etc. in their organization to the internal or theappropriate external agent without retaliation, intimidation, or other detrimental treatment.
 Suppliers are required to identify, assess and response risks to ensure that the procurement of mineral
resources from conflict areas and high-risk areas does not contribute to human rights abuses or environmentaldestruction. Suppliers are required to disclose the information upon customer request.
 Suppliers are required to strictly manage and protect personal and confidential information regarding theircompanies, customers, and next tier suppliers.
 Suppliers are expected to take necessary measures related to information security in order not to damage
their business or business partners.
 Suppliers are required to inhibit any relationship with anti-social groups or organizations.

Quality Suppliers are required to satisfy defined quality requirements, in order to provide safe products and services
for our customers.
 Suppliers are required to disclose necessary information relating to products and services quickly andaccurately.
 Suppliers are requested to promote a high standard with regards to product quality, technology, and delivery
time. In addition, suppliers are requested to keep pricing reasonable.
 Suppliers are requested to keep their capacity to supply products in a stable manner, and are requested to
be flexible towards fluctuations in demand.
 Suppliers are expected to establish business continuity plans (BCP) that assumes emergencies such as
natural disasters.

Management System
Suppliers are required to have established and implemented management systems for labor, health and safety,environment, ethics, and quality to comply with applicable laws and regulations and customer requirements.
The management systems should include the following items:
 Statements of corporate policy and code endorsed by executive management.
 Establishing an organizational structure, responsibilities, and authorities to implement the management
systems, managing implementation plans including the next tier suppliers, and a periodic review ofmanagement systems status.
 A process to identify and to monitor applicable laws, regulations, and customer requirements and to review
the compliance on a regular basis.
 A process to identify risks and to implement the action plans and the objective settings for management andcoping.
 A process for establishing and implementing objectives and implementation plans to improve the Supplier'sperformance, including a periodic assessment of Supplier's performance in achieving objectives.
 Programs for training all workers to implement Supplier's policies, procedures, and improvement objectives.
Processes of maintaining the required competence and awareness.
 A process for communicating clear and accurate information about Supplier’s policies, activities andperformance to workers, next tier suppliers, customers, and local communities.
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 Ongoing processes to obtain feedback on or grievance from workers against practices and conditions coveredby the Code and to foster continuous improvement.
 Periodic self-evaluations to ensure conformity to legal and regulatory requirements, the content of the Code,and customer requirements.
 A process for timely correction of deficiencies identified by internal or external assessments, inspections,investigations, and reviews.
 Creation and maintenance of documents and records to ensure regulatory compliance and conformity tocompany and customer requirements along with appropriate confidentiality to protect privacy.
 A process to communicate Code principle and requirements to Suppliers and to monitor Supplier complianceto the Code.

References
The following standards were used in preparing this Code.
Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct

www.responsiblebusiness.org/United Nations Global Compact

www.unglobalcompact.org

ILO International Labor Standards

www.ilo.org/global/standards/lang--en/index.htm

GHG protocol

ghgprotocol.org/[Rev.2_4/1/2021]

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